Apprentice Payroll & Pensions Officer
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,547 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 December 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Liverpool in Work |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
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Summary
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
Liverpool City Council’s Payroll & Pensions Service delivers a high quality, value for money service for customers in the private and public sector as well as fully managing the administration of the Liverpool City Council corporate payroll. Catering for circa 18,000 employees across the north west, we focus on streamlining and improving our service wherever possible.
With this in mind, we are recruiting an Apprentice Payroll & Pensions Officer to enhance and expand our current team. The role will involve the following:
The role:
Undertaking an 18 month fixed term apprenticeship, ultimately completing a Payroll Administrator Level 3 qualification in a supported working environment
As the Apprentice Payroll and Pensions Officer you'll be supporting the day-to-day work of the Payroll & Pensions Service
in the role of he Apprentice Payroll and Pensions Officer you'll have an understanding and implementing a variety of employment terms and conditions that affect employee pay
You, the he Apprentice Payroll and Pensions Officer will develop knowledge with regards to legislation and regulations in relation to pay and pensions
This role is fixed term for the purpose of an apprenticeship and will end 30th June 2027.
Our offer to you:
At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
Discounted Gym Memberships
Employee Volunteering Scheme
Medicash
Applicants to go to website for more details.
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
Liverpool City Council’s Payroll & Pensions Service delivers a high quality, value for money service for customers in the private and public sector as well as fully managing the administration of the Liverpool City Council corporate payroll. Catering for circa 18,000 employees across the north west, we focus on streamlining and improving our service wherever possible.
With this in mind, we are recruiting an Apprentice Payroll & Pensions Officer to enhance and expand our current team. The role will involve the following:
The role:
Undertaking an 18 month fixed term apprenticeship, ultimately completing a Payroll Administrator Level 3 qualification in a supported working environment
As the Apprentice Payroll and Pensions Officer you'll be supporting the day-to-day work of the Payroll & Pensions Service
in the role of he Apprentice Payroll and Pensions Officer you'll have an understanding and implementing a variety of employment terms and conditions that affect employee pay
You, the he Apprentice Payroll and Pensions Officer will develop knowledge with regards to legislation and regulations in relation to pay and pensions
This role is fixed term for the purpose of an apprenticeship and will end 30th June 2027.
Our offer to you:
At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
Discounted Gym Memberships
Employee Volunteering Scheme
Medicash
Applicants to go to website for more details.